Waddlia chondrophila, a Potential Agent of Human Fetal Death

Baud, David; Thomas, Vincent; Arafa, Aliaa; Regan, Lesley; Greub, Gilbert

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Waddlia chondrophila, a Potential Agent of Human Fetal Death

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Aug 2007
By Baud, David ; Thomas, Vincent ; Arafa, Aliaa ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Baud, David ; Thomas, Vincent ; Arafa, Aliaa ; Regan, Lesley ; Greub, Gilbert
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We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chon-drophila, a new Chlamydia-like abortigenic agent in ruminants. Anti-Waddlia antibody reactivity was tested by immunofluorescence and Western blot. Waddlia seroprevalence was higher in women who had had sporadic and recurrent miscarriages than in control women (p < 0.001). Waddlia spp. may represent a cause of human fetal loss.
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Abortion Abortion, Habitual Abortion, Spontaneous Adult Animals Blotting, Western Chlamydiaceae Infections Chlamydiales Chlamydia Trachomatis Chorioamnionitis Dispatch Female Fetal Death Fluorescent Antibody Technique Humans Immunoglobulin G Intracellular Bacteria Miscarriage Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Seroepidemiologic Studies Waddlia Chondrophila Zoonoses Zoonosis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(8):1239-1243.
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Journal Article
Volume:

13
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:a096fecd6f802c6c745afff7793163906710b925c43e829771af803606786d96
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